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This Spring, VR Club at UCSD is partnering with the Center for Cyber-Archaeology & Sustainability at UCSD to host a VR Cyber-Archaeology hackathon. Participants will have 36 hours to create a Virtual Reality experience with applications for at-risk archaeological sites from the eastern Mediterranean region. All attendees will be provided with a wealth of archaeological data including point cloud scans, photos, and 3D models of cultural heritage sites and artifacts, as well as VR equipment for their hacks.

The team with the best overall project will receive a cash prize of $1000​. 2nd place will win $500​, and 3rd place will win $250​. In addition, winning projects will be featured on the Geisel Library CAVEkiosk.

We would like to thank the following for generously supporting our Cyber-Archaeology Hackathon: Norma Kershaw, Liz Anne and Anthony Potamianos, Alina Levy, the San Diego Explorers Club; and Ramesh Rao, Director, Qualcomm Institute, UC San Diego.

Eligibility

All UCSD students can apply for this Hackathon! We especially encourage students interested in archaeology or VR technology to attend. Teams will consist of 1-2 anthropology students​, and 3-4 engineers​, ​with a maximum team size of 5 students​. Roughly 10 anthropology/archaeology students and 40 engineers will be selected from the applicant pool, for a total of 10 teams and 50 participants. Students should apply as individuals, and can form teams at the start of the event.

Requirements

Hackers will create a Virtual Reality application using archaeological data and scientific storytelling. The final submission should be a VR project for the Oculus Rift or the HTC Vive, and will be judged at the event.